Smart Machines Case Studies

Students analyze three short case studies featuring a delivery drone, a customer-service chatbot, and the Mars rover. Each example highlights where robotics ends and where AI begins, helping students practice distinguishing physical machinery from decision-making software. Students answer questions identifying the robotic elements and AI components within each machine. This develops critical thinking by encouraging learners to dissect how technologies combine movement, sensors, and algorithmic intelligence. The worksheet strengthens comprehension and supports conceptual understanding of hybrid AI-robot systems.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Case Study Analysis

STEM – Identifying Components of Complex Systems

Technology Education – Distinguishing Robotics vs. AI

Critical Thinking – Classifying Evidence in Scenarios

This worksheet is part of our The Difference Between Robots and AI Worksheets collection.